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Turkeyenjoys special status in Iran`s foreign policy: VP

Tehran, July 28, IRNA -- First Vice-President Mohammad Reza Aref said
here Wednesday that Iran`s foreign policy attaches importance to
expansion of ties with various countries, stressing that Turkey enjoys
a special status in this regard.
Aref made the remarks as he talked to reporters after attending an
official welcoming ceremony for visiting Turkish Prime Minister Recep
Tayyip Erdogan who arrived here early Wednesday at the head of a
high-level politico-economic delegation.
Aref added that Tehran-Ankara ties have received a boost during
recent years, saying the two sides enjoy a good level of security
cooperation.
He pointed to the two countries` determination to expand economic
relations up to five billion dollars and hoped development in economic
relations and cooperation would lead to expansion of all-out mutual
ties.
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Iran, Turkeyenjoy similar stances on regional developments:
Majlis speaker

Tehran, July 28, IRNA -- Majlis Speaker Gholam Ali Haddad Adel said
here Wednesday that Iran and Turkey enjoy similar stances on various
regional developments including Iraq and Palestine.
In a meeting with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan,
Haddad Adel added very similar stances of Tehran and Ankara on the
Iraqi development and the need to safeguard its territorial integrity
would be served as the base for bilateral cooperation.
Pointing to the presence of foreign forces in the region, he said,
"The enemies of Islam are not still convinced of the separations
created among Muslim states after World War I and are active in the
region with their ominous goals."
He cited fight against terrorism as among issues of concern of
Iran and Turkey, saying "dominating international powers do not act
honestly and wisely in fight against terrorism."
The speaker assessed the Palestinian issue as among the most
important issues of the Islamic world and stressed, "problems of the
region will not be fundamentally solved if peace and justice are not
established in Palestine."
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